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S 833/2019
General obligations of registered responsible persons
47.—(1) A registered responsible person for a registrable unmanned aircraft must—
- (a) permanently affix (at the registered responsible person’s expense) the registration label at a conspicuous place on the registrable unmanned aircraft and ensure that the unique identification number is visibly stated on the registration label;
- (b) comply with any other directions given by the Authority to ensure compliance with any conditions imposed about the registration of the registrable unmanned aircraft; and
- (c) notify the Authority, in a form approved by the Authority, not more than 7 working days after any change in the registered responsible person’s name or contact address.
(2) A registered responsible person for a registrable unmanned aircraft who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(3) In a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the person charged with the offence intended to commit the offence.
Offences connected with registration labels
48.—(1) A person commits an offence if—
- (a) the person has possession or control of a false registration label; and
- (b) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the document is a false registration label.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
